Wanbe Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wanbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wanbe (45) may also be a first name.

Wanbe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wanbe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Wanbe is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanbe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,746,159th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. Wanbe is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Wanbe are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wanbe is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 45 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 62 percent are found, North Region, where 29 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanbee9112/
Wanbei9110/
Hwanbe917/
Wanbey914/
Wanmbe912/
Wainber832/
Wanbeth831/
Wahanbe831/
Waynber831/
Wambe802,400/
Wanbi801,048/
Wanba80409/
Banbe80302/
Vanbe8029/
Wanby805/
Wonbe802/
Wattenbe772/
Watenbee770/
Wambes731,110/
Wanbai73201/
Wambea73108/
Waimbe7344/
Wonbee7342/
Hwambe7341/
Wanmba7336/
Wambie7336/
Wanbui7321/
Vanber7310/
Wambet738/
Wambeu737/
Wonbeh736/
Wonbie736/
Weambe735/
Banbee735/
Vanmbe734/
Wambei734/
Banbey733/
Vanbee733/
Wonber733/
Wgambe733/
Wambey733/
Wanbay733/
Wanvee733/
Wainba732/
Bannbe732/
Wambed732/
Wainbi732/
Vanbey732/
Banmbe731/
Wannba731/
Vainbe731/
Waambe731/
Wonbey731/
Wonbge731/
Banbei731/
Wambee731/
Wonbei731/
Weinbe731/
Banbhe731/
Wuambe731/
Wainby730/
Wattenbee710/
Vanbets6786/
Waineby6712/
Vanberh676/
Uhannbe674/
Wambeha672/
Wanmboi671/
Bainbee671/
Watimbe671/
Vanbess671/
Vanbest671/
Vanbeeh671/
Vanbeer671/
Vanbeit671/
Vaynber671/
Wasinbi671/
Vainber671/
Vwanvei671/
Wanmbui671/
Vanbeej671/
Wasembe671/
Uhanber671/
Wanbish670/
Wambeer670/
Vaunbie670/
Weinbey670/
Watenby670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wanbe
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